{"id":11292,"date":"2018-09-15T17:16:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T17:16:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-09-15T17:16:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T17:16:50","slug":"sheikh-mohammed-seen-at-thoroughbred-auction-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/community\/sheikh-mohammed-seen-at-thoroughbred-auction-in-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"HH Sheikh Mohammed Was SPOTTED Auctioning At The World&#8217;s Biggest Thoroughbred Horse Auction In The US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Ruler of Dubai, <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/search?q=hh+sheikh+mohammed&amp;section=blog\" target=\"_blank\">HH Sheikh Mohammed<\/a> bin Rashid Al Maktoum was recently in attendance at the world\u2019s biggest thoroughbred auction in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.<\/p>\n<p>As per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-09-14\/dubai-ruler-goes-on-spending-spree-at-u-s-thoroughbred-auction\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg report<\/a>, UAE&#8217;s Vice President and Prime Minister was spotted at the renowned auction after almost a decade.<\/p>\n<h3>HH Sheikh Mohammed&#8217;s passion for horses and racing is well known<\/h3>\n<p>They don&#8217;t call him the king of the racehorse market for no reason.<\/p>\n<p>The Ruler of Dubai has been an avid equestrian from the days when he rode bareback races with his friends on the sands of Jumeirah Beach. He has been a part of many an international racing ever since, going so far as to launch a thoroughbred breeding operation and horse racing team called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.godolphin.com\" target=\"_blank\">Godolphin<\/a> as an expression of his life long passion.<\/p>\n<h3>The report suggests he spent close to $19 million at the auction<\/h3>\n<p>By spending AED69 million ($19 million), he has invested in 22 yearling thoroughbreds, making him the biggest buyer at the auction.<\/p>\n<p>HH Sheikh Mohammed&#8217;s brother, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum was the second highest buyer spending close to $12.3 million (AED45 million) on 19 horses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was recently in attendance at the world\u2019s biggest thoroughbred auction in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. 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